by Italo Calvino · Folio · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070453009
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«Marcovaldo ou Les saisons en ville» is a collection of short stories by Italo Calvino, published by Folio in paperback (240 pages, in French).
Marcovaldo is a poor labourer who seeks nature amid the asphalt and concrete of a city. His attempts to find small everyday miracles, such as mushrooms by a tram stop or overgrown houseplants, end in comic and melancholy adventures. It is a work of fantasy and poetry about urban life.
Written in Italian and originally published in 1963 as «Marcovaldo, ovvero le stagioni in città». French translation by Martin Rueff. Number 6257 in the Folio collection.
Suitable reading for those seeking short classic tales from Italian literature; also used as school reading.
Italo Calvino was an Italian novelist and short story writer. His best-known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy (1952–1959), the Cosmicomics collection of short stories (1965), and the novels Invisible Cities (1972) and If on a winter's night a traveler (1979).
